Mistere_Man posted...
So what happened to your dad? Did they get arrested or anything as it sounds like they should have been.
@Mistere_Man
Nope. The time he actually tried to kill me I called 911. He tackled me and smashed the phone, and tried to beat me to death.
There was an issue when we'd call for emergency services with our landline that they'd go to the wrong address. So that happened again, but fortunately it was family that lived there and knew of the issue and told the cops to come to our address. So, it took them a long time to actually arrive.
By the time they did get there dad had come to his senses and didn't want to be caught red handed. So he was just cursing and insulting me when they arrived. Despite seeing me totally bloodied up and hurt, he convinced them that I was the aggressor and they kicked me out.
Me and mom went straight to the Magistrate's office, and they were furious at the responding officers. They filed a protective order against my dad, and sent cops to remove him from the property so I could go home. Then, when they arrived to remove him he was watching porn he'd rented off the TV. >_>
I still stayed at my grandma's for a couple days because I didn't trust him not to break in a murder me in my sleep. But I eventually went home, and he'd been guilt tripping mom. Instead of staying with his family, he'd chosen to sleep in his car alongside the road and was crying about being cold, scared, and hungry. So she let him come back.
That was the last time he physically violent to me, but he doubled down on the emotional and verbal abuse. That was like 17 years ago or so. So it's been a while.